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young-ladyish

young-ladyish adjective: befitting, or typical of, a young lady.

Adjective

young-ladyish (comparative more young-ladyish, superlative most young-ladyish)

  1. (dated) Befitting, or typical of, a young lady.
    Synonyms:
    young-ladylike

Synonyms of young-ladyish

Forms of young-ladyish

comparativemore young-ladyish
superlativemost young-ladyish

Origin of young-ladyish

From young lady + -ish.

Questions about young-ladyish

What does young-ladyish mean?
Young-ladyish means befitting, or typical of, a young lady.
What part of speech is young-ladyish?
Young-ladyish is an adjective.

Words near young-ladyish in the dictionary

  1. young-earth creationism
  2. Young-Earther
  3. Young-Earthers
  4. young-hearted
  5. young-lady-like
  6. young-ladyish
  7. young-ladyism
  8. young-ladylike
  9. Young-Laplace equation
  10. Young-Madders syndrome
  11. Young-Simpson syndrome

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